I f you've ever gazed at the Boeing 747 from a terminal window or walked through its upper deck, you've likely wondered: Why ...

Holy crap, this is amazing. Imgur user grouchymcsurly made this incredible size comparison between the stinky comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and a Boeing 747-400. It really puts it in perspective.

It was an insight that would also help to ensure the success of the 747. The Boeing SST, known as the 2707, never made it to airline service, by comparison ... and size - of things to come ...

While most people would have a hard time distinguishing between a Boeing 707 and a DC-8 – or pretty much any other pair of jet airliners – the 747’s large size and distinctive “hump” at ...

Boeing on Tuesday delivered the last 747 jet ever made, handing over a freighter version of its iconic aircraft to Atlas Air. Thousands of current and former employees and others gathered in ...

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said at the rollout ceremony Tuesday the 747 is a product and cultural legacy at Boeing. The history of the plane fuels innovation in other ... believe the size of this ...

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered Boeing ... vast size meant it could carry up to 550 passengers — more than twice as much as many other airplanes. Sponsor Message "The 747 was a ...

The Boeing 747 once carried the space ... another airplane," Mui told Van Cleave. The 747 was the world's first jumbo jet. Twice as big as any other airliner when it first flew back in 1969.